Latest News :- The 18th edition of the IPL 2024 T20 cricket series began on April 5 in Hyderabad. In this, there was a clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and defending champion Chennai Super Kings. Hyderabad, which has lost 2 out of 3 matches, has entered the field with the desire to return to winning ways. Similarly, Chennai, which lost to Delhi in the last match, has also entered the field with the desire to win.

In such a situation, Hyderabad captain Bud Cummins announced to bowl first after winning the toss on the home ground in the match that started. As expected, Mustafizur Rahman could not play in the Chennai team due to his return to the country. Captain Ruduraj announced that Mathisa Pathirana, who bowled brilliantly in the last match against Pothakurai, will not play in this match due to a minor injury.

CSK Team: Ruduraj announced that Moeen Ali will be included in the team in his place. He also informed that lead spinner Mahesh Deewana will be included in the team and announced that Mukesh Chaudhary will play in the match. But with only 2 players out, Mukesh Chaudhary is expected to be an influential player.

Mukesh Chaudhary, who got a chance in the Dhoni-led Chennai team in the last 2022 season due to injury to Deepak Sahar, performed brilliantly, taking 16 wickets in 13 matches. Especially as a left arm fast bowler, he has dismissed many top batsmen like Rohit Sharma. So he was well received by the fans and did not play last year due to injury.

But this time it is expected that he will play as an influential player after recovering from injury. Similarly, all-rounder Moeen Ali, who showed aggressive play in batting, has been selected again this time after not playing in the last match. Also, all the players who played in the previous tournament have been selected again in this tournament.

Chennai's playing XI for the Hyderabad match is as follows: Rudraraj Gaikwad (captain), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rakhine, Moeen Ali, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (keeper), Deepak Sahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mahish Deekshana (Mukesh Chaudhary).